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- # CHAPTER XXVII.
In Which The Past History Of The Parki Is Concluded
## Overview
This is a chapter from the novel [Mardi: And a Voyage Thither](arke:01KG8AJA6157W2830190N652KA) by Herman Melville. It is labeled as "CHAPTER XXVII. In Which The Past History Of The Parki Is Concluded". The chapter appears in lines 2951-3082 of the source file, [mardi_vol1.txt](arke:01KG89J1HYC04JWXEK48P07WPK).
## Context
This chapter is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. It follows [CHAPTER XXVI. Containing A Pennyweight Of Philosophy](arke:01KG8AJQXJ01PKC2C6DR099DGS) and precedes [CHAPTER XXVIII. Suspicions Laid, And Something About The Calmuc](arke:01KG8AJRHG3NSDGMZM626QB1ME) in the novel's sequence.
## Contents
The chapter recounts the events on the Parki brigantine leading up to its encounter with the narrator and Jarl. It details the Parki's journey, the superstitions of its occupants Samoa and Annatoo, and their reactions to the arrival of the Chamois. The chapter is divided into two chunks: [Chunk 1](arke:01KG8AKYQHSABHC3SRKARX14CZ) and [Chunk 2](arke:01KG8AKYQHMKADT4633VFJJQY3), describing the Parki's voyage, the couple's fears of ghosts, their hiding in the ship's rigging, and their internal conflicts. It concludes with the dawn and Jarl's discovery of Samoa in the main-top.
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